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Top Yankees prospect says trying torpedo bat in 2025 season is 'obvious' move
Spencer Jones, a first-round pick in 2022, will be using the torpedo bat in the minors this seasonCBS Sports - 2d -
The Phillies’ Bryson Stott offered a great explanation for why the torpedo bats aren’t a fit for every player
A few Yankees players had success with the torpedo bats, but not every player should use them.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Torpedo bats: a destroyer of worlds or baseball’s long-awaited savior?
The quandary over the Yankees’ new technology is solvable, but first MLB must take it on the chin and usher in a temporary ban. In its brief moment of fame, the torpedo bat has made quite the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Meet the Former M.I.T. Physicist Behind the Yankees’ New ‘Torpedo’ Bats
New York’s uniquely shaped bats have caught the attention of many and are the result of two years of research and experimentation.The New York Times - 3d -
Demand for torpedo bats is booming for batmakers
Baseball bat manufacturers had little evidence to suggest a spike in sales was just around the corner when Major League Baseball’s newest season opened last week.NBC News - 3h -
MLB reactions to Yankees' 'torpedo bats' range from 'it's terrible' to 'they should send a few over here'
"When it was first introduced to us, I didn’t know how widespread this thought process was, but it’s getting around pretty quick."Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Max Muncy tried the torpedo bat for 3 at-bats, then dumped it and hit a game-tying double
The torpedo bat might not be for everybody.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
What we learned about Yankees' first homestand of 2025 season
Torpedo bats, Aaron Judge's blazing start, and 'Life Without Juan Soto' dominated the Yankees' first homestand of the season.Yahoo Sports - 5h -
Torpedo bat draws interest among Twins hitters — but just one taker so far
CHICAGO — Twins assistant hitting coach Trevor Amicone first encountered the torpedo bat three or four years ago while working in the New York Yankees’ minor league system. He’s not necessarily ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Pete Alonso crushes grand slam as Mets smash their way to series-opening win over Marlins
MIAMI — Maybe the New York Mets don’t need torpedo bats after all. After an offensive-starved weekend in Houston, the Mets’ bats came alive in Miami on Monday night in a 10-4 win over the Marlins. ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Yankees torpedo Brewers during historic season-opening series sweep
The Yankees put their heartbreaking World Series loss in the past and teed off for 15 homers during a three-game sweep to start the season.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Yahoo Sports AM: The year of the No. 1 seed
In today's edition: The year of the No. 1 seed, "torpedo bats" in the Bronx, Clark card shatters record, Baker's Dozen, and more.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Pittsburgh Pirates Home Opener: What you need to know
The Pirates are just hours away from being back in play for the 25th year at PNC Park against the New York Yankees.Yahoo Sports - 52m -
Judge's three-run homer powers Yankees past Diamondbacks 9-7
Aaron Judge started another home run barrage with a three-run, first-inning drive that made him the third-fastest Yankees player with 500 extra-base hits and finished with three hits and four RBIs ...Yahoo Sports - 11h -
Fantasy Baseball: Torpedo bats this, torpedo bats that — the Pirates are more interested in stealing
Fantasy baseball analyst Scott Pianowski looks at the running ways of the Pirates in the early goings of the 2025 season.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Rashford 'the story of the weekend'
"If you had to pick a player to be the story of the FA Cup weekend, then it has to be Marcus Rashford," former Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Reds' Elly De La Cruz hits two long homers in first game with torpedo bat
Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La Cruz blasted a pair of 400-foot homers and drove in seven runs while using the trendy torpedo bat for the first time.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Elly De La Cruz cranks 2 HRs, posts 7 RBI, all while using a 'torpedo bat' for the first time
The legend of the "torpedo bat" grows.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
'Revolutionary' or just 'clever innovation'? MLB debates torpedo bat impact
"Torpedo" talk filled baseball airwaves Monday with managers, players and physicists wanting to know more about the long-ball-launching rods that were all the buzz of opening week.NBC News - 3d -
Max Muncy ditches his torpedo bat, scorches two-run double as part of Dodgers' comeback win vs. Braves
Muncy said he might go back to just using the new bat for BPCBS Sports - 23h -
Phillies' Matt Strahm proposes batters keep torpedo bats, if pitchers get their own advantage back
The torpedo bat is baseball's big new thing.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Torpedo bat inventor has the classiest response to all the MLB hype
Former MIT physicist Aaron Leanhardt responded to all the torpedo bat hype.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
MLB's torpedo bats aren't new — and they aren't magic
The jury is still out on the real long-term effects of the 'torpedo,' a relatively new bat style that is shaking up MLB.NBC News - 2d -
Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. keep Yankees’ power surge going as Brewers get embarrassed again
NEW YORK — As reporters asked various Yankees hitters whether they were into the torpedo bats some members of the team have been using, Aaron Judge questioned why he would bother. “Why try to ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Milwaukee Brewers fans honor Bob Uecker by imitating the late broadcaster's home run call
Milwaukee Brewers fans honored Bob Uecker before the team's home opener Monday by shouting their best Uecker home run calls.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
The Real Secret About M.L.B.’s Torpedo Bats Is That They Aren’t New
Experiments that caused a national uproar over the weekend have actually been happening quietly across baseball for a long time.The New York Times - 3d -
Catcher Drew Millas has a big day as Wings blow out Iron Pigs in home opener
Catcher Drew Millas lashed two triples and a home run and had five RBI as the Red Wings ripped Lehigh Valley 10-1 in the home opener.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Baseball: Lombard, Hess among prized Yankees prospects to watch as Renegades season begins
The Renegades open their season Friday at home with a roster that includes several of the Yankees' top prospects, including George Lombard and Ben Hess.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
2025 MLB betting, lines, odds: How sportsbooks are adjusting to the 'torpedo bat' phenomenon
DraftKings Sportsbook is now listing players using torpedo bats in a separate category.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Will torpedo bats remain? Or will they go the way of belly putters, spaghetti rackets and Jeff Gordon's T-Rex?
Major League Baseball says torpedo bats are legal ... for nowCBS Sports - 1h -
Max Muncy ditched his torpedo bat at the exact right time
Not everyone is going to like the torpedo bat. Just ask Max Muncy in the Dodgers' win over the Braves.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Kirkpatrick reflects on Indians' win at Roland wood bat tournament
Over the weekend, Sequoyah baseball took home a win in its first tournament. Playing in Roland, the Indians won three games to snare the Roland Wood Bat Championship. SHS started off with a big win ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Torpedo Bats and the Physics of the Sweet Spot
Baseball season just started, and everyone’s talking about these crazy new bats. Will they change the game?Wired - 2h -
3 biggest takeaways for Sixers following latest loss to Raptors at home
Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their latest loss to the Toronto Raptors at home.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
3 biggest takeaways for Sixers following latest home loss to Bucks
Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their latest home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.Yahoo Sports - 3h -
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez hasn't used torpedo bat, but wants to try one
Eugenio Suarez on torpedo bats: "Right now, I don't want to change anything. ... But yeah, obviously, I want to try at least in BP."Yahoo Sports - 2d -
First impressions from the Athletics' new home opener
How the players, fans and staff handled the first of many games in their minor league stadium residency.ESPN - 20h -
Torpedo Bats join the list of viral sports apparel that became must-have
From Phiten necklaces to Reebok Pumps, these trendy items became red-hotYahoo Sports - 2d -
Tyler O'Neill's 4-hit day earns him a warm welcome in Baltimore's home opener
Boston manager Alex Cora wasn't surprised when Tyler O'Neill hit yet another opening day home run last week. “Obviously we cannot bet on baseball, but that was the easiest bet," Cora said before ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Fantasy Baseball: Five things that might matter after one week, from the Yankees' bats to Nolan Arenado's bat
We want to be careful not to overreact to Week 1 but..CBS Sports - 1d
